“In the long run men only hit what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.”
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“Over the years, Americans in particular have been all too willing to squander their hard-earned independence and freedom for the illusion of feeling safe under someone else's authority. The concept of self-sufficiency has been undermined in value over a scant few generations. The vast majority of the population seems to look down their noses upon self-reliance as some quaint dusty relic, entertained only by the hyperparanoid or those hopelessly incapable of fitting into mainstream society.”
― When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need to Survive When Disaster Strikes
― When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need to Survive When Disaster Strikes
“Rocky, if I’ve learned anything from my train wreck of a marriage, it’s that no one can take care of me better than I can.”
― Thieves Like Us
― Thieves Like Us
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